Alisha Rees (born 16 April 1999) is a British track and field athlete from Scotland who competes as a sprinter. She is the Scottish national record holder over 60m and 100m leading to her been dubbed ‘the fastest Scottish woman in history’.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 16 April 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 60m, 100m |
Early life
editRaised in Torphins, a village in Royal Deeside, Rees played football for Deeside Girls as well as competing in athletics, where she trained in Banchory.[1]
Career
editJunior career
editRees was a member of the Scottish team at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2015 in Samoa. She won silver in the 200m and bronze in the 100m. She also won medals at the European Under-18 Championships, and relay medals at the World and European Under-20 Championships.[2][3]
Senior career
editRees earned her first Great Britain selection and won 4x100m bronze at the 2019 European Team Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[4]
In February 2020 she won the silver medal at the British Indoor Athletics Championships behind Amy Hunt.[5]
‘Fastest woman in Scotland’
editIn 2022 Rees finished second in the British 60m final, lowering her own Scottish record to 7.31. She would later that year also break the 48 year-old Scottish 100m record of Helen Golden, running 11.39 seconds in Dagenham before lowering again that year to 11.30 in Stratford. After this she was given the monicker “the fastest woman in Scotland” by the media.[6][7][8]
Rees captained the a Scottish team at the DNA International in February 2022.[9] In May 2022 she was part of the Scottish 4x100m team that set a new national record time of 44.75 at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham.[10] Rees made her Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham in 2022. where she reached the semi-finals of the Women's 100m, and qualified for the final and finished eighth as part of the Women's 4 x 100m Relay team.[11][12]
In January 2023 Rees lowered her national record in the 60m to 7.27 seconds, racing in Lee Valley.[13] In February 2023 Rees won a bronze medal in the 60m race at the British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham.[14]
International Record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Scotland
| |||||
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | SF 7th | 100 m | 11.47 |
| 8th | 4 x 100 metres | 45.41 | |||
Personal life
editRees began a degree in sociology at Loughborough University in 2017. In September 2022 she moved to London to start an MSc in inequality and social science at the London School of Economics.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Alisha Rees: Meet the fastest woman in Scotland as she prepares for Commonwealth Games". The Scotsman. July 31, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Alisha Rees". Team Scotland. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Scots speed merchant Alisha Rees". Athletics Weekly. June 26, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Banchory Stonehaven's Rees in the running for Great Britain at next summer's European Championships". Press & Journal. December 20, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "A first British medal for Alisha Rees but she has to settle for sprint silver". The Scotsman. February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Alisha Rees – the fastest Scottish woman in history". Athletics Weekly. August 1, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Record-breaker! Alisha Rees 11.39 run takes down Women's 100m mark after 48 years". May 1, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Alisha Rees breaks Helen Golden's 48-year Scottish 100m record". BBC Sport. May 1, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "'If I can inspire youngsters then that's added bonus' – Alisha Rees". Scottish Athletics. July 7, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "National Record for Women's 4x100m team as Laura wins in Diamond League". Scottish Athletics. May 22, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Eilish McColgan laps up sensational 10,000m gold at Birmingham Commonwealth Games". The National. August 4, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "HOME NATIONS ADD SIX MEDALS ON FINAL MORNING OF ATHLETICS ACTION AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES". British Athletics. August 7, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Athletics: Record-breaking start to 2023 for Torphins sprinter Alisha Rees". Press & Journal. January 10, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Pole Vault duo lead Scots to podium as Alisha wins medal, too". Scottish Athletics. February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Athletics: Alisha Rees ready for fresh start after London move". Press & Journal. September 22, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
